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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ideas42, Wells Fargo Aim to Tackle High Costs of Living in Poverty in the U.S.

Today, Wells Fargo and ideas42, a leading nonprofit that uses insights from behavioral science to drive social change, announced Shared Prosperity Catalyst

Education

Subaru of America Supports Students and Classrooms in Need Nationwide During Subaru Loves Learning Month

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced the nationwide kickoff of Subaru Loves Learning month, the automaker’s initiative to make learning more accessible for kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) students nationwide.

Environment

The Soil Health Institute Welcomes New Scientists and Interns to Its Growing Team

The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, has announced that six new scientists and three interns have joined the Institute.

Health & Healthcare

What We Learned About Genetic Sequencing During COVID-19 Could Revolutionize Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic is a hands-on workshop in how genetic information can help us more quickly control a pandemic. Relying on the SARS-CoV-2 code, researchers at academic labs were ready to develop a diagnostic test for the virus within weeks.

Diversity & Inclusion

Career Advice From Women in Tech Navigating Change

Many return-to-work conversations have centered around work styles and environments. Fewer around career progression and advice. Against a backdrop of reports about the outsized negative impact of the pandemic on working women, CIO Exchange shined a light on three successful women in tech who are rocking their careers.

Education

Omaha Public Schools Taps Coaches to Ease Transition to Hybrid Learning

Verizon Innovative Learning coaches Jenni Sherrill and Sara Newman and principal Dr. Carrie Carr say the resources and professional development provided by the program helped them support their school district during the pandemic.

Diversity & Inclusion

Gaming Survey Provides Data on Diversity and Inclusion Among Players

With more than 2.9 billion gamers in the world expected by the end of 2021, Intel is constantly considering how to best serve this vast and diverse gaming community.

Sustainable Development Goals

Science-based Roadmap Can Help Dairy Industry Meet Sustainability Goals

The Nature Conservancy has developed a Roadmap for a Sustainable Dairy System to help businesses create solutions that are both environmentally friendly and economically favorable, while delivering dairy products that consumers can feel good about.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Award-Winning Communications Executive Brandee Dallow Joins SCS Global Services as Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods

SCS Global Services (SCS) is pleased to announce that international branding and marketing expert, Brandee Dallow, has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sustainability for Luxury Goods.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Vinyl Sustainability Council Issues Call for Entries for Three Annual Awards

Vinyl Recycling Award, Social Impact Award, and Design for Reuse Award are now accepting submissions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Parker Commits to Achieving Carbon Neutral Operations by 2040, Advances Technologies that Enable a Sustainable Future

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released its 2020 Sustainability Report and announced a new commitment to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040.

Health & Healthcare

Together Against Child Mortality: Novartis and Save the Children Launch Health Project in the Slums of Nairobi

Novartis and children’s rights organization Save the Children are launching their first common health project tackling child mortality in Kenya's Kibera and Mathare slums.

Responsible Production & Consumption

MilliporeSigma Science Will Tell Podcast: Cyrene™

Are there greener alternatives to solvents? In the fourth episode of MilliporeSigma's Science Will Tell podcast series, learn how the company is using green chemistry to develop a portfolio of environmentally-friendly, safe alternatives

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Workiva Receives AA Rating by MSCI Highlighting Its ESG Leadership and Commitment to Building a Better Future

MSCI ESG Investing has upgraded Workiva Inc. with a rating of AA as part of their MSCI ESG Ratings Assessment.

Green Infrastructure

Residential and Commercial Installations of CO₂-cured Solidia Concrete™

Solidia Technologies' patented processes moves the needle on carbon in two ways: they lower emissions in the production of cement and permanently consume carbon in the production of concrete.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CNH Industrial Employees Volunteer With Team Rubicon to Assist With Post-tornado Cleanup

CNH Industrial employees joined forces with Team Rubicon to support the post-tornado cleanup efforts of the local community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where CNH Industrial’s North American headquarters are located.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating Disability Pride With Accessible Design and Inclusion

Today, we look at three brand activations that honored the disability community through accessible design and inclusion.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Deckers Brands Partners With FDRA As a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner

Deckers Brands is proud to be a 2021 Sustainability Strategic Partner for Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Leading the Way on Volunteering

As the pandemic forced us to use technology to navigate daily life, NortonLifeLock leadership championed the opportunity to establish a culture of giving, one where we continue to serve our communities by volunteering virtually.

Diversity & Inclusion

How Truist Foundation Helped Black-Owned Businesses Stay Afloat During the Pandemic

With a mission to strengthen small businesses, Truist Foundation gave Black Business Investment Fund, Inc. a grant to create a COVID-19 small business grant program for existing BBIF clients.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sands Announces 2021 Drop by Drop Project Grant Recipients

Launched in 2020, the Drop by Drop Project, from Sands ECO360 and our long-time partner Clean the World, has supported an initial cohort group of three organizations dedicated to protecting one of our most precious resources: Water.

Research, Reports & Publications

From the Fifth Third Bank 2020 ESG Report: Empowering Customers

Fifth Third Bank enables our customers to actively manage and meet the needs of their financial lives, in whatever way they wish to do so.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

International Paper Shares 2020 Highlights From Global FoodBanking Network Partnership

International Paper is proud to continue to work with The Global Food Banking Network (GFN) to eliminate hunger and food waste around the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

Always® and Walmart Continue to Team Up with Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Support the Women's Sports Foundation to #KeepHerPlaying

Together with Olympic Gymnast Laurie Hernandez, Always and Walmart are taking action. In partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation, they are helping girls stay in sports, highlighting the important life skills that come from participation.

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